THE DEATHS of two motorbiking cousins, killed in collision with a Dutch lorry two weeks ago are still under examination.

Runcorn men Matthew Chesters, 36, and Robert Shaw, 40, both died at the scene of the smash, at around 9.25pm on Thursday, April 22, on the A49 near Cholmondeley Crossroads, Tarporley.

The 43-year-old driver of the articulated lorry, who is from Holland, was arrested by police and has been bailed until July while investigations continue.

Mr Chesters and Mr Shaw were riding with a third man, who has now been named as Mr Chesters's brother, Gareth. He suffered a serious ankle injury in the crash.

Tributes have been paid to both victims, who were well known and liked in Runcorn where Mr Chesters, a married man who lived in Almond Avenue, worked delivering coal, and Mr Shaw had a job as a gas fitter.

Two helmets, perched on motorbike exhaust pipes, have been left at the scene alongside flowers as a poignant reminder of the two close cousins, who shared a long love of bikes.

Mr Shaw, who lived in Runcorn with wife Chris, was a father to two daughters, Ashleigh, 13, and Leila, 15. He had been celebrating at Ashleigh's birthday party just hours before the crash.